Criteria and inclusion in the NMD MIA list

When is a product added to the NMD MIA list?

A product can be included when:

• A category 1 environmental declaration is available
• The required parameters have been completed
• It can be demonstrated that the product meets the criteria

Because not all environmental declarations contain all the required information, the list is continuously updated.

A product that is not on the list may still meet the criteria.

What information is required in the environmental declaration?

Parameters

• Use of secondary raw materials
• Potential for reuse
• Total quantity of raw materials

This data is required to calculate circularity indicators.

How are the criteria calculated?

Criteria can relate to:

• A minimum of 50% recycled material
• A minimum of 20% reusability

The calculation is based on data from:

• The environmental declaration
• The LCA report or EPD

Important: the role of A1-A3

The total quantity of raw materials used is determined within life cycle stages A1-A3.

If this information is not explicitly stated in the environmental declaration, it is derived from the LCA report.

1. Criteria for inclusion in the NMD-MIA list of category 1 environmental declarations

The Environmental List 2025 is available on the website of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). This Environmental List lists all environmentally friendly investments that are eligible for the Environmental Investment Allowance (MIA) and/or the Random Depreciation of Environmental Investments (Vamil). Entrepreneurs who invest in a circular building or home (code G 6100 and G 6102 on the Environmental List 2024) may be eligible for MIA if the building meets the requirements in the Environmental List. These requirements stipulate, among other things, that the circular building must at least:

1. consist of 50% renewable raw materials by volume, or;
2. be constructed with five building materials or three building materials and one appliance within a building installation with a category 1 environmental declaration in the NMD

The five or three building materials with category 1 environmental declarations in the NMD must meet the following requirements, which must be demonstrated by the NMD:

1. They consist of at least 50% recycled material (based on weight) and/or;
2. They can be reused for at least 20% at the end of their life cycle (based on weight).

2. The NMD-MIA list of category 1 environmental declarations in the NMD that meet one or more criteria

The NMD-MIA list contains products with a category 1 environmental declaration in the NMD that meet criteria A) and/or B), as evidenced by the data recorded in the NMD. View the list below.

Please note: As we do not yet have all the necessary information for all category 1 environmental declarations, the list is still being updated. If a product is currently missing from the list, this does not mean that it does not meet the conditions.

Would you like to have your product included in the NMD-MIA list?

Section 4 contains information on how your product can be included in the list.

If the product you want to use in the building as a business owner is not on the list, you can contact the manufacturer. Depending on whether the manufacturer already has a category 1 environmental declaration in the NMD, they must either have an LCA carried out and have it included in the NMD, or supplement the environmental declaration in the NMD with the necessary information (see section 4).
 

3. Information required in the environmental declaration

3.1 Calculation of criteria

The following calculation is performed to check whether a product in the NMD meets the criteria and can therefore be included in the NMD-MIA list:

Building materials consist of at least 50% recycled material:

At least 20% of building materials can be reused at the end of their life cycle: 

3.2 Parameters

Both counters in the formulas (kg of secondary materials used and kg of materials for reuse) are derived from the parameters that must be provided in the environmental declaration (in addition to set 1 and set 2 of impact categories). These can also be found in the Determination Method for the Environmental Performance of Construction Works (version 1.1 March 2022, page 37).

However, we have noticed that the parameters describing the use of raw materials are not always filled in. It is important to do so, because these are also used to calculate the circularity indicators, which will also be visible in the NMD viewer. If the parameters are not filled in, no value will appear in the viewer and we will not be able to verify whether the environmental declaration meets at least one of the two criteria for inclusion in the list.

3.3 Use of raw materials in A1-A3

The denominators of the formulas (total kg of raw materials used) describe the total amount of raw materials used in phases A1-3. Currently, because this amount is not mentioned in the environmental declaration, it is taken from the LCA report or the EPD provided.

To speed up the process, it is best to state the weight in the explanatory notes to the environmental declaration. Once this value has been entered and reviewed, the product will be added to the list more quickly.

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